Jakob Rosenfeld

1903 - 1952

Jakob Rosenfeld

Austrian Holocaust survivor and urologist.

Was Jakob Rosenfeld Jewish?
Yes, Jakob Rosenfeld was Jewish.
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Along with 20,000 other Jewish refugees, fled to China in the 1930s to escape Nazi repression.

Rosenfeld served around China as a surgeon and Minister of Health in the Provisional Communist Military Government of China. He received a rank equivalent to that of a general.

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From Vienna to China: The heroic legacy of Jakob Rosenfeld
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2025
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How a Jewish doctor helped form backbone of revolutionary China’s medical system
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2019
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“A Communist Sharing A Close Bond with the People Has Enormous Courage and Strength” — “Uncle Big-Nose” Jakob Rosenfeld and His Friendship with China
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2021
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